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Oil & Gas Supply

Carve-out in U.S. Sanctions will Still let Russia Profit from Oil, Gas

There is a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia: Oil and natural gas from that country will continue to flow freely to the rest …

LNG

Shell to Exit Russia After Ukraine Invasion, Joining BP

Shell will exit all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant, it said on Monday, becoming the latest major Western energy company t…

Australia

Origin Unveils Plan for Green Hydrogen Hub on Australia's East Coast

Australia’s Origin Energy has unveiled plans for a potential hydrogen hub in one of Australia’s key coal regions.

LNG

Japan's JERA Does Not Currently See SWIFT Ban Impacting Sakhalin 2 LNG Imports

Japan's largest power generation company JERA does not currently see the latest financial sanctions on Russia, including barring designated Russian banks from t…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Wireless EV Charging Coming Soon to US Market

WiTricity has unveiled plans to develop wireless charging stations for select electric vehicle models.

Electrification

IRENA and China State Grid Pave Way Towards Smart Electrification

“Future power grids will be very different from the current ones and will require smart electrification solutions as renewable energy is growing faster than ev…

India

Indian Non-Hydropower RE Manufacturers Should Gear up for Increase Domestic Demand

Non-hydropower renewables manufacturers in India, particularly solar, should prepare for an increase in domestic demand due the government’s green hydrogen pol…

Carbon Emissions

China Sees Biggest Growth in Energy and Coal Use Since 2011

China recorded its biggest increase in total energy consumption and coal use in a decade in 2021, as the economy recovered from COVID-19 slowdown a year earlier…

Crude Oil

White House Vows to Avoid Future Sanctions on Russian Crude Oil

The Biden administration won’t sanction Russian crude oil because that would harm U.S. consumers and not Vladimir Putin, a U.S. State Department official said …

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy

The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (Neeca) of Pakistan has released a draft of energy efficiency and conservation policy for the review a…

Crude Oil

Crude Rallies, Rouble Plunges to Record Low as Ukraine Risks Rise

Crude oil jumped while the rouble plunged nearly 30% to a fresh record low on Monday after Western nations imposed new sanctions on Russia for its invasion of U…

Electric Vehicle Battery

The Battle over Electric Vehicles — Could Hydrogen Win?

As the future of automotive power heads away from the internal combustion engine toward electric vehicle technology, the industry now has two options: fuel cell…

Natural Gas

Is Hydrogen a Better Bridge Fuel Than Natural Gas?

With the latest events unfolding in Ukraine, the topic of natural gas dependence and its implications has once again taken center stage.

Natural Gas

Metro Vancouver Gas Prices Set Another Record

Gas prices hit another record high in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, a development analysts have attributed to the sanctions placed on Russia in retaliation for i…

Carbon Neutral

UK Pledges to ‘Build Its Greenest Road Ever Built’

National Highways said it will use the Lower Thames Crossing project as ‘carbon-neutral’ construction pathfinder.